Shri Govinda Kumar Singha

Members Bioprofile

SINGHA, SHRI G. K., Cong., (West Bengal—Midnapur- 1962):  S. of late Shri Narendra Kumar Singha; B. at Kechkapur, P. S. Chandrukona, District Midnapur, November 1900; ed. at Kechkapur M. E. School and Garbeta High School; m. Shrimati Kanaklata Singha, March, 1930; 3 S. and 3 D.; Joined Non-violent Non-Cooperation movement in 1921; Suffered, imprisonment in 1930, 1931, 1933 and 1942 totalling four and half years; Secretary, Garbeta Thana Congress Committee, 1931-42; Secretary, Midnapur District Congress Committee and its President since 1960; Vice-President, Sadar Sub-Divisional Congress Committee, Member, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee since 1931; Member, A.I.C.C, 1950-51; Founder and Secretary of the Garbeta Degree College, Midnapur.

Social activities:  Organiser & President, Garbeta Girls High School President, (1) Garbeta multi-purpose Society, (2) Gadanga Agriculture Cooperative Farming Society, (3) Bharat Sevak Samaj, Garbeta, (4) Garbeta Agriculture  Credit Society; Member, Minority Committee, Midnapore.

Hobby:  Agriculture.

Permanent address:  Garbeta, Midnapur, West Bengal.

[Voting results at the Election: 

Electorate:  5,04,481

Shri G. K. Singha                                              . .                   1,31,291

Shri Saroj Roy                                                  . .                      93,872

Shri Durga Prasanna Satpathi                         . .                      29,234

Shri Satyendranath Boss                                . .                         6,110

Shri Ranajit Singha Sahas Roy                        . .                         4,988].